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noun
Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
Centrolophus niger, a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: banded rudderfish, Seriola zonata
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Broader terms: jack
noun
food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Bermuda chub, Kyphosus sectatrix
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Broader terms: sea chub
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1roh1-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English rudderfish From rudder + fish.
